I will definitely be thinking of you and your husband tomorrow. I will be sending healing vibes your way. I think your days and nights will be much more pleasant now. I think you will be able to sleep with out so much fear. Please keep us updated. God know you have had ENOUGH.

Thanks for all your prayers. I am just checking in before returning to the hospital today. The procedure went well with no complications. He was taken back at about 12:15 pm, and we didn't hear back until around 4:30 that everything went fine. He spent about an hour in recovery and then was taken to ICU. We were able to see him at about 5:45. He has been in a lot of pain, but otherwise seems to be doing well. They have changed his pain medication, and we are hoping that it works. He is having a lot of pain in his stomach and his back. We will find out today when he will be going home. We were told a 1 to 2 day hospital stay.

I am so glad the surgey went well! Will continue to pray for minimal pain in these next few days. My hubby is having surgery tomorrow....for all things a kidney stone. Turns out all this pain he has been feeling has been a massive kidney stone....who would have thunk it???

Our surgery went well. In fact, this morning before surgery, they did a CT scan, and it showed the kidney stones. But, he must have passed it before surgery (ouch!) because when they went in after it....there was nothing there!! At any rate, they also went a head and cleared out some calcification that was there and scoped all the way up to the kidney, which looked good. SO, he's home resting very well!

Butterfly.....did you guys get to go home today?? How is your hubby feeling?? I do hope better!

Hi Everyone, My husband was finally released from the hospital around 5:00 pm yesterday. We had to wait for the results of a CT scan before he could be released. We were told a small amount of pain is normal after the procedure but not alot of pain. The CT scan showed a little fluid, but everything else looked fine. The pain has pretty much diminished today. His medications have all been adjusted. His Lasix and potassium has been cut in half. He know longer has to take magnesium or Nadolol (used for portal hypertension). I have been told to watch for signs of encephalopathy and to increase the lactulose if needed.

After getting my husband home from SLU, I had to go to the hospital here in town to see my grandmother. She has suffered with heart disease for many years. During her last stay at the hospital she developed an infection. She passed away today around 10:30.